Reversible car-seat



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J. E. ANGER. REVERSIBLE CAR. SEAT.

-N0. 497,228. Patented MayQ, 189a.

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Patented May 9, 1893.

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UNITE STATES PATENT JOFFICE.

JOHN E. ANGER, OF GREEN ISLAND, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-FOURTH TO ETHELBERT A. STANLEY, OF LANSINGBURG, NEW YORK.

REVERSIBLE CAR-SEAT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 497,228, dated May 9, 1893.

Application filed August so, 1892. Serial No. 444,502. (No model.)

7 To all whom it may concern:

. the invention, such as will enable others will be fully described hereinafter and par-' skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use it, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in reversible car seats;and it consistsin the arrangement and construction of parts which ticularly pointed out in the claims.

The primary object of my invention is to produce a car seat, in which the back does not revolve as is usually the case when it is reversed, but which simply moves from one side to the other of the seat proper, and to at the same time move the seat proper forward and tilt it, to the proper position in relation to the seat back when it is reversed. Owing to this construction, whereby the back is not revolved, but both sides used, the back can be specially and similarly shaped at both sides, so that it will best fit the back of a person, and thereby be more comfortable, which cannot be the case where the back revolves, for then that portion of the back that is at one time the top, when reversed, is the bottom.

The object of my invention further consists in the particular construction and arrangement of parts, whereby the above results and movements are accomplished, automatically, when the back is reversed.

In the accompanying clrawings:-Figure 1 is a side view of a seat which embodies my invention complete. Fig. 2 is an enlarged side view of the swinging arms, being shown in a vertical position in solid lines and in an inclined position in dotted lines. Fig. 3 is a vertical section of Fig. 2 taken on the dotted line oc-w. Fig. at is an enlarged vertical section taken through the upper ends of the swinging arms when in a vertical position, and through the metal bar or plate which is secured to the ends of the back of the seat,

and to which the upperends of the said arms are pivotally connected. Fig. 5 is a vertical section taken on the dotted line a:-a2 of Fig. 6. Fig. 6 is a front view of the seat back, the plush covering thereof being partly broken away to show the interior construction thereof. Fig. 7 is a horizontal section through the seat back, taken on the dotted line yy of Fig. 5.

A represents the end frame of the seat, which is secured to the floor of the car in any suitable manner next to the aisle. Screwed to the inner side of this end frame, at the center thereof, is a plate B, which is provided with a central vertical recess 0, by means of which the shoulders at, are formed, fora purpose to be set forth farther on. center of this recess, and projecting inward is a circular lug D, upon which the outer swinging arm K, is pivoted, the latter having an opening L, into which the lug extends as Within the shown in Figs.2 and 3. Made in the lower por tion of this lug D,is arecess M, into which an outwardly projecting lug N, of theinnerswinging arm J, extends, which is the pivotalpoint of the inner swinging arm J, as ,showmand which brings thecenter of ,th ,VQ ll; point of the inner bar J, below the s a f the lug D, which is the pivotal point of the outer arm K, for a purpose to be specified presently. A screw P passes through the arm J and its pivotal log N into the plate B, by means of which the said inner arm is held in position.

The seat frame A is provided with a curved rest or support for, the seat H, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, so that when itis shifted as hereinafter described, it will be inclined" slightly backward.

Made in the lower end of the inner swinging bar J, is a slot I, into which an inwardly extending lug I at the lower end of the outer arm K projects, so that when the outer arm is swung, the inner one is also swung. The upper end of the outer arm K is pivotally connected to an outwardly projecting stud S, of a plate R, which latter is secured to the end of the back Q. An elongated opening or slot U is made in the lower end of this plate R, and into this opening a projection T of the inner bar J passes, all of which are clearly shown in Fig. 4. Owing to this construction and connection of the arms'K and J, the back Q is supported in a slightly inclined position, no matter to which side of the seat it happens to be. When the back is shifted the pivotal point of the outer arm being above the pivotal point of the inner arm, and the innerarm moved by the lower end of the outer arm,the upper end of the inner arm moves faster than the corresponding point 2' of the outer arm, whereby it is back of the outer arm, and the back of the seat thereby supported in an inclined position.

In order to move the seat I-I forward at the same time that the back is shifted, the lug or projection I which projects from the lower end of the outer arm K extends beyond the inner arm, and into a slotted depending plate W,whi'ch is secured to the seat 1-1. It will thus'be seen that when the back is shiftecL-it israised'frotn the seat H, andthe seat H moved forwardupon its curved rests ,'and-th'ustilted in'th'e proper relativepositionto theback Q.

'So-far'I have described only the inner end of the seat, but it will be understood of course that arms are provided at the outer end of the and-insuringthe simultaneous movement of I the swinging arm at each end of the seat, the inner arm'sJ are provided at their inner sides below theseat H, with pockets'b,-i'nt'o which the ends of aconnectingbar 01, are placed and firmly held; Bymeansof this construction, it will beseen that this-bar d has itsends at the'c'enter of the pivotal points'of the'inne'r ar'ms,-and forms substantially an ax-le therefor, and that when one arm is shifted, or

moved-the arm at t-heopposite end of the side is simultaneously and-uniformly moved there with. This construction greatly strengthens theseat, and prevents any torsional strainer movement of the parts when shifting. When th'e'swin'ging arms are shifted, the shoulders wet the plates B form astop for the outer armsK and support themin an inclined position as will be understood;

The back-H is specially constructed, that is tosay, it is composed ofthe upper and lower end pieces 6, which are connected at their P ends by means of the vertical pieces Made in the inner' faces of the pieces'ti, are the longitudinalgrooves e,'into which vertical pieces 3 have their ends placed. The back is'covcred-with plush 9, and a suitable filling 10,-

and-springs 8 are placed between the pieces 3 and the inner side of the covering. Between-the upper and'lower pieces 6, apiece 4 extends horizontally across the back, and

nearer the upper end thereof, to which the covering' is secured by drawing it in at that point-as illustrated. This makes both sides of the back, of an outlineor shape substantially the same as the outline o'r shape'of a persons back, andas the back is not revolved,

but simply shifted, and both sides used, this s'pecialshape is available in either shifted position.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isp 1. A reversible seat comprising a seat portion, a back portion, a long and a short arm for the ends of the back portion, the said arms being pivoted a short distance from their lower ends and one eccentric to the other, the upper ends of the said arms pivotally connected to the back and the upper pivotal point of one arm movable in relation to the back, the pivotal point of the long arm being above the pivotal point of the short arm, and the lower ends of said arms directlyengagingeachother below their intermediate pivotal points, all "combined to operate as'shownand described. 2. A reversible seat comprising a frame, a movable back, an outer and an inner arm at each end of the seat andea'ch pivotally connected to the" frame between their ends, a movable seat, the upper ends of the arms pivoted to the said back" the upper pivot'al point of one arm movable in relation to the back, the outer arms having inwardly ext-ending projections which pass throughthe inner arms and engage the seat, all operating substantially as shown and described.-

3. A reversible seatcornprising a frame, a back, an inner and'a'n'outer arm for'each end of the seatpivoted betweenthtaireridstothe frame the upper'end'sof thearm'spivoted to l the back the upper pivotal point of one-arm being movable in relation to" the backg-one 1 arm having a longitudinal slot-below its pivotal'p'oint-to the'fram'e, and-the other arm a projection'fitting and sliding t'hereiii',sub'stantially as specified.

4. A reversibleseat comprising-aseat pot tion,'a back portion, two armspivotally supported atea'ch-side of the back portion and at their lower ends; one of the arm's being longer than theother, the longer arm being pivotally connected with the 'baek at-its up- :per end-,the upperend of-the shorterarm' be- I in g longitudinally movableupon and pivotally connected with the back below the endofthe longer arm, and the arms connected to move together, substantially as specified;

5; A-reversible seat comprising a frame,-a ,reversibleback, an inner and an outer arm for each end of the back pivoted between their ends-to said frame,'-the upper ends of the arms pivoted to the back' the upper piv- -otal point of one arm being movable in' relation to-the back, a'bar extending length'wise the seat and rigidly'connecting the inner arms at each end of the seat whereby they move together, and thelower ends of the inner and outer arms connected to move together, whereby positive and corresponding move- -ment is insured to the inner and outer arms at each-end ofthe seat, substantially as described.

'6. Areversible seat comprising a frame, a

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reversible back, an inner and outer arm for each end of the seat pivoted to the frame between their ends, the upper ends of the arms being pivotally connected to the back the upper pivotal point of one arm being movable in relation to the back and their lower ends connected to move together, the inner arms having sockets at their inner sides between their ends and at their pivotal points, and a 

